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The Meiji Restoration and Japan's Rapid Modernization
Examine how Commodore Perry's arrival sparked the 1868 Meiji Restoration, abolition of the samurai, state-sponsored industrialization, and imperial expansion.

Examine how Commodore Perry's arrival sparked the 1868 Meiji Restoration, abolition of the samurai, state-sponsored industrialization, and imperial expansion.
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9th Grade · Social Studies · US-OK-SS
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